1.   Astacio led off the inning with a harmless grounder to short but ended up on second base after Bagwell lost a battle with the sun.

2.   But Anderson kept aiming fastballs and changeups at the outside corner and the Yankees hitters slapped harmless grounders.

3.   But reliever Dan Miceli came on and struck out Piazza and Huskey in succession, before retiring Gilkey on a harmless grounder to third.

4.   Cedeno then beat what looked like a harmless grounder into the Tropicana Field carpet.

5.   In the second inning, Belle looked at a strike, took a ball, then hit a harmless grounder to shortstop.

6.   The Ace of Diamonds struck out two more Mariners in the fifth, then got the rest of his outs on harmless grounders and fly balls.

7.   The threat ended when Newfield hit a harmless grounder to second, chasing a first-pitch Moyer changeup.

8.   With two out, Javier hit a harmless grounder to third baseman Matt Franco, but the bat broke and the barrel flew toward Franco.

9.   He walked Mueller again with two outs in the sixth, but Bonds hit a harmless grounder to force Mueller at second.

10.   Rogers got off to a great start, retiring the first three batters on harmless grounders.